Parliamentary questions

Public Transport

Pauline Tully

43. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement regarding the National Fares Strategy. [4540/24]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Pauline Tully

67. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that his Department and the bodies under its aegis are aware and in compliance with article 4(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4541/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pauline Tully

156. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the meetings officials in his Department were involved in on the senior officials group in July, November and December 2023 with regard to considerations for replacing the disabled driver and passenger scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pauline Tully

158. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance to detail the number of persons who are currently on the waiting list for the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4543/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

211. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the full gamut of grants, discounts, waivers or any other supports that exist for an amputee, above the knee, who hopes to return to driving for personal needs; if he or his office can provide any other useful advice for this intending disabled driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/24]

Civil Service

Pauline Tully

243. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 13 June 2023, with reference to Circular 09/2009: Civil Servants and Political Activity, if he will detail the maximum remuneration for the grade of clerical officer in the civil service. [4939/24]

State Bodies

Pauline Tully

293. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 30 November 2023, if a water and-or wastewater caretaker employed by Uisce Éireann is entitled to become a member of a local authority. [4911/24]

State Bodies

Pauline Tully

294. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Circular LG(P) 06/09 "Local Government Act 2001 (Section 161) Order 2004", S.I. No. 216 of 2004 or Circular 09/2009 "Civil Servants and Political Activity" applies to a water and-or wastewater caretaker employed by Uisce Éireann. [4912/24]

State Bodies

Pauline Tully

295. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a water/wastewater caretaker employed by Uisce Éireann is considered a civil servant in the craft or State industrial and manual grade employee; and if so, which grades in Uisce Éireann are considered below that of a civil service clerical officer. [4913/24]

Departmental Functions

Pauline Tully

90. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what collaboration is taking place between her Department and the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure adequate supports are put in place to support communities who are accommodating asylum seekers and international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3954/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

102. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the additional funding and resources paid out in County Cavan and County Monaghan in 2023, specifically to support the integration of asylum seekers and international protection applicants into the communities they are being accommodated in, in tabular form; if she has plans to increase this funding and resources in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3953/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

593. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for the CLÁR funding under measure 1 and measure 2 in 2023 from County Cavan; and the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form. [3996/24]

Middle East

Pauline Tully

63. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his reason why, as a state party to the Genocide Convention with a responsibility to act to protect humanity, Ireland has not joined South Africa's genocide case against Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/24]

Northern Ireland

Pauline Tully

83. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if discussions have taken place between the Shared Island Unit and SEUPB with regard to exploring if organisations applying to either the Shared Island Fund or the PeacePlus fund can utilise one as match-funding for the other; if approval will be given to enable this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/24]

Official Travel

Pauline Tully

152. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3572/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pauline Tully

172. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budget allocation for anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness grant scheme in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3585/24]

Greenways Provision

Pauline Tully

196. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if there is a ring-fenced multi-annual budget within Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the development of greenways; and if so, the amount contained in this budget. [3573/24]

Official Travel

Pauline Tully

197. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to visit the US in the first half of 2024. [3574/24]

Departmental Meetings

Pauline Tully

206. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if he met with a person (details supplied) during his recent visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos. [3575/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

212. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the timeframe his Department is expecting for the construction of the new Garda station in Bailieboro, Cavan to be completed; and the estimated cost for these works. [3571/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pauline Tully

243. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the next round of applications for funding under the summer works scheme to be accepted by her Department. [3570/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

250. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the budget allocation for Screen Ireland in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3584/24]

Departmental Staff

Pauline Tully

263. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified chartered surveyors employed by his Department as of 22 January 2024; and if he will provide the same figure as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [3583/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

298. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within the Cavan and Monaghan division who have successfully completed the protestor removal course in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and the duration of this course. [3582/24]

Greyhound Industry

Pauline Tully

316. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Rasaíocht Con Éireann laboratory has the capacity to test blood and hair follicle samples; and if so, the number of such tests carried out in 2023, in tabular form. [3576/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

317. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocation for Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3577/24]

Public Sector Pay

Pauline Tully

362. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Cavan and Monaghan awaiting a scoliosis operation by wait time, in tabular form. [3578/24]

Departmental Data

Pauline Tully

363. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vascular surgeons working in the Public Health Service; his plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant vascular surgeons to population and current ratios. [3579/24]

Hospital Services

Pauline Tully

364. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a public PrEP clinic at Monaghan General Hospital. [3580/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pauline Tully

376. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time it took from phase 1 to completion to complete each apprenticeship by trade in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2023, in tabular form. [3581/24]

Hospital Services

Pauline Tully

6. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Cavan General Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2071/24]

Care Services

Pauline Tully

32. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health what actions he is taking to reverse the current trend in long-term residential care (LTRC) where there has been a consolidation of LTRC homes under larger operator groups in Dublin and the commuter belt at the expense of smaller independently owned and operated LTRC homes which are not part of operator groups in rural areas such as in Cavan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2070/24]

Further and Higher Education

Pauline Tully

98. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he has taken to develop more part-time curriculums across higher and further education; if he has increased funding for these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2090/24]

Further and Higher Education

Pauline Tully

121. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he has taken to increase funding and resources for disability supports including mental health supports in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2091/24]

Work Permits

Pauline Tully

238. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider issuing a temporary travel document to Sudanese citizens here on a work permit who are currently unable to renew their passports due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. [2104/24]

Foreign Conflicts

Pauline Tully

43. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs with regard to the increasingly urgent conflict situation in Sudan what supports his Department can provide or if he plans to introduce supports that will assist Sudanese/Irish citizens who are at risk. [1223/24]

Transport Policy

Pauline Tully

207. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if consultation has taken place with disabled persons representative organisations in relation to the Active Travel Programme. [57013/23]

Road Projects

Pauline Tully

218. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to progress the funding for the N2 Ardee to Castleblaney road scheme. [57155/23]

Road Network

Pauline Tully

219. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport to detail the additional funding that was announced in Budget 2024 to maintain and improve the county, regional and local road network. [57156/23]

Departmental Policies

Pauline Tully

229. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport to detail the proposed new driver education plan for transition year students; to seek clarification on the reason approved driving instructors were not consulted on these new proposals. [57388/23]

Road Network

Pauline Tully

302. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport further to a request from the N2/A5/Ten-T Cross Border Committee (details supplied), if he will meet with the committee to discuss the delivery of improvements and upgrades to the N2/A5/TEN-T route from Dublin to the northwest and serving the Border region and Northern Ireland. [1972/24]

Tax Reliefs

Pauline Tully

335. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if, in line with Action 74 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to adopt a needs-based approach to the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57321/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pauline Tully

353. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if there has been any change to the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate, or if he plans to introduce changes to the eligibility criteria. [1216/24]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

391. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in line with Action 75 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to undertake a review of public sector recruitment and employment practices to ensure that they are autism-friendly; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57264/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

392. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in line with Action 77 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to ensure that all environments where public employment processes are undertaken (interview offices, examination rooms, waiting rooms, and so on) are autism-friendly; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57266/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

426. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 76 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to provide autism training to all public sector interviewers to address any biases against autistic people and ensure equality of opportunity for employment; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57265/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

427. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 78 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to provide the option of remote job interviews by video call and other reasonable accommodations to prospective employees in the public sector; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57267/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

428. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 79 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to develop a long-term plan for the State to provide a high-quality public employment service directly to autistic people and disabled people to ensure equal availability of employment services to disabled people across the State; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57268/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

429. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 86 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to ensure that all Departments and State agencies meet their targets to employ autistic people and disabled people; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57275/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

550. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 30 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she currently provides, or has plans to provide, funding and guidelines to all schools building new premises to ensure that they are built in line with the principles of universal design; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57276/23]